Objective – Describe the use of technology to learn about our Solar System. Name When We Left Earth – The Shuttle



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Objective – Describe the use of technology to learn about our Solar System.


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When We Left Earth – The Shuttle
1. The Space Shuttle was the first spacecraft with…
a. wings. c. fins.

b. re-startable engines. d. windows.


2. How did the Shuttle land?
a. In the ocean c. Like a plane

b. Using rockets d. Using an escape pod.


3. The Shuttle has been described as flying like a…
a. brick. c. rock.

b. jet. d. feather.


4. Why was the Shuttle so unique?
a. It could fly only once.

b. It had to fly over and over again.

c. It carried more than one person.

d. It didn’t need a rocket to get into space.


5. What protects the Shuttle when it reenters the Earth?
a. A solid heat shield. c. Special tiles

b. Water d. Earth’s atmosphere


6. How many tiles cover the Shuttle?
a. 5,000 c. 18,000

b. 12,000 d. 31,000


7. How long from the first glide test was it before the Shuttle was launched?


a. 4 years c. 6 years

b. 5 years d. 7 years


8. Who was the commander of the first Shuttle mission?
a. Bob Crippen c. Mike Mullane

c. Robert “Hoot” Gibson d. John Young


9. The first flight of the Shuttle was unmanned.
a. True b. False
10. When the Shuttle clears the tower, how fast is it going?
a. 100 mph c. 200 mph

b. 150 mph d. 250 mph


11. What was designed to help a man fly in space?
a. Astronaut Thruster (AT)

b. Augmented Target Docking Adaptor (ATDA)

c. Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)

d. Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU)


12. Who was the first man to fly the MMU?
a. Ed White c. Gene Cernan

b. Buzz Aldrin d. Bruce McCandless


13. The Shuttle became a victim of its own success.
a. True b. False

14. Which Shuttle took the Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit?


a. Atlantis c. Discovery

b. Columbia d. Endeavour


15. Who was the first American woman to walk into space?

a. Mary Cleave c. Kathy Sullivan

b. Sally Ride d. Peggy Whitson
16. Hubble was the smallest payload the Shuttle deployed.
a. True b. False
17. How is Hubble removed from the cargo bay?

a. Thrusters on Hubble. c. The robotic arm

b. It floated out of the cargo bay. d. Spring pushed it out of the cargo bay.
18. There were no problems deploying Hubble into space.
a. True b. False
19. The Hubble launch revived America’s space program.
a. True b. False
20. What was wrong with Hubble?

a. The solar panels were broke. c. The aperture door wouldn’t open.

b. Hubble was nearsighted. d. The antenna wouldn’t deploy.

When We Left Earth – The Shuttle - Key
1. The Space Shuttle was the first spacecraft with…
a. wings.
2. How did the Shuttle land?
c. Like a plane
3. The Shuttle has been described as flying like a…
a. brick.
4. Why was the Shuttle so unique?
b. It had to fly over and over again.
5. What protects the Shuttle when it reenters the Earth?
c. Special tiles
6. How many tiles cover the Shuttle?
d. 31,000
7. How long from the first glide test was it before the Shuttle was launched?


a. 4 years
8. Who was the commander of the first Shuttle mission?
d. John Young
9. The first flight of the Shuttle was unmanned.
b. False

10. When the Shuttle clears the tower, how fast is it going?


a. 100 mph
11. What was designed to help a man fly in space?
c. Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)
12. Who was the first man to fly the MMU?
d. Bruce McCandless
13. The Shuttle became a victim of its own success.
a. True
14. Which Shuttle took the Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit?
c. Discovery
15. Who was the first American woman to walk into space?

c. Kathy Sullivan
16. Hubble was the smallest payload the Shuttle deployed.
b. False
17. How is Hubble removed from the cargo bay?

c. The robotic arm
18. There were no problems deploying Hubble into space.
b. False

19. The Hubble launch revived America’s space program.


a. True
20. What was wrong with Hubble?

b. Hubble was nearsighted.








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